I love my home and I often hate my house. I love driving my car and I often hate the car itself. It seems that the ‘stuff’ that surrounds us …
What You Had To Offer The 20 Year-Olds
I asked and you responded. If you read last week’s article (click here), you know that I asked you to consider this: I’d like to hear what financial advice you’d …
What Financial Advice Would You Give A 20 Year-Old?
I’m going to make a statement that you may find controversial: You’re a financial success. I say it’s controversial because I meet a lot of people who are either on …
Is The Party About Over In The Stock Market?
Since March of 2009, the stock market (‘The Dow’) has experienced a breathtaking rise from a value of roughly 6,500 up to over 22,000. This has lead many investors and …
Correlation, Not Causation
Threats of nuclear war, racial, social, political unrest; a world deeply divided in so many ways…yet the stock market is at an all-time high. How? Today, a red car speeds …
Inheritance: Is Education the Modern-Era Farm?
As the cost of college rises, and careers become more high-tech, there’s a growing sense among many families with young children that the very thing their kids will need – …
Cufr Baby! A Face Without A Name
It happened! Yesterday at 4:57 PM, Carie gave birth to a 7 pound, 12 ounce baby girl! Yes, it was early and very much unexpected…so unexpected that we have yet …
Briefcase Study: Those Pesky Remaining Debts
Before retirement, most people would like to pay off any remaining debts, so they can feel good going into that next phase of life all tidied-up. That makes a lot …
When Planning Can Be Used To Protect A Loved One
by Richard Chamberlain Over the years of serving as an estate planning attorney, I’ve noticed that many people view the concept of estate planning in a very straight-forward, transactional manner, …
Harvesting Consistent Income from Dividend Stocks
by Stephen L. Hanley Over the last 50 years, dividends have provided nearly half of the stock market’s returns on investment (ROI). The performance of the S&P 500 over the …
